Julie Menin, New York’s first Jewish speaker of the City Council, has introduced a plan to combat antisemitism in the city, where Jews are divided over Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Her plan includes introducing a bill that would ban demonstrations around entrances and exits of houses of worship.

The group behind a pro-Hamas demonstration near a Queens synagogue earlier this month and a series of other events targeting Jewish religious institutions has deep pockets — and deep roots, which crisscross the country and link it to various extremist cells — according to publicly available tax filings, Jewish Insider ’s Will Bredderman reports.

Orange County teen Kaylie Rosenholtz's visit to concentration camps in Poland left her with a lasting message for Holocaust deniers.

Hochman initially said “police decided to not allow the show.” The NYPD denied the allegation, telling The Times of Israel that police instead “separated two groups of protesters and put them in designated areas away from the front door of the venue so patrons could enter.” They said it was the venue that canceled the show.

New York City is suddenly arguing over a very specific financial instrument: Israel Bonds. At the center of the fight are two Democrats, a Jewish citywide fiscal watchdog and a mayor who has promised to pull public money away from the Israeli state.

Differences between Ashkenazi, Mizrahi, and Sephardic Jews have come sharply into focus since Zohran Mamdani became mayor. In the greater New York City area, 10% of Jews identify as Mizrahi or Sephardic,